It is with sadness the American Committee for US-Russia Accord marks the fourth anniversary of the war in Ukraine. At the opening of hostilities in February 2022, ACURA issued a statement in which we expressed our “utter condemnation of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.” We went on to call for “an immediate halt to military actions; the withdrawal of Russian troops; and the restoration of Ukraine’s sovereignty.”
None of this has come to pass, and the war continues with no end in sight.
To mark the occasion, we are highlighting some of the best work done by members of the Committee over the past four years:
ACURA board member Jack Matlock on “Ukraine: Tragedy of a Nation Divided” from November 2022.
ACURA’s president Katrina vanden Heuvel on “Ukraine and the End of Magical Thinking” from the Nation in December 2023.
ACURA board member Benjamin Schwarz and his colleague Christopher Layne published a widely discussed cover story for Harper’s titled “Why Are We in Ukraine?” in June 2023.
ACURA board member Nicolai N. Petro published a groundbreaking book on the tragedy of it all, with his superb “The Tragedy of Ukraine: What Classical Greek Tragedy Can Tech Us About Conflict Resolution.” A discussion about his book can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xVwtFUnzO8g.
ACURA board member Anatol Lieven has just published a new analysis on the evolution of military tactics for Responsible Statecraft titled “
ACURA board members Katrina vanden Heuvel and James Carden marked the tenth anniversary of the Maidan Revolution by asking if it was really worth it?
ACURA board member James Carden’s in depth interview with the eminent scholar Richard Sakwa from March 2025.